Geolex — Block publications

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Geologic Unit: Block

Usage in publication:
- Block limestone member
Modifications:
- Overview
AAPG geologic province:
- Forest City basin

Publication:

Moore, R.C., 1932, A reclassification of the Pennsylvanian system in the northern Midcontinent region, IN Carboniferous rocks of eastern Kansas, eastern Nebraska, and western Missouri: Kansas Geological Society Guidebook for the Annual Field Conference, August 28-September 3, 1932, no. 6, p. 79-98., See also "Modern classifications of the Pennsylvanian rocks of eastern Kansas and southeastern Nebraska," compiled by M.G. Wilmarth, Secretary of Committee on Geologic Names, USGS unpub. corr. chart, Oct. 1936, sheet 2

Summary:

Pg. 85, 97. Block limestone member of Cherryvale shale of Kansas City group. Overlies Fontana shale member of Cherryvale and underlies Wea shale member of Cherryvale. Age is Late Pennsylvanian (Missouri age). [See Newell, 1935.]

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 896, p. 213); GNC KS-NE Pennsylvanian Corr. Chart, sheet 2, Oct. 1936.

Usage in publication:
- Block limestone
Modifications:
- Principal reference
Dominant lithology:
- Limestone
AAPG geologic province:
- Forest City basin

Publication:

Newell, N.D., 1935, The geology of Johnson and Miami Counties, Kansas: Kansas Geological Survey Bulletin, no. 21, pt. 1, p. 7-150., Issued May 15, 1935. See also "Modern classifications of the Pennsylvanian rocks of eastern Kansas and southeastern Nebraska," compiled by M.G. Wilmarth, Secretary of Committee on Geologic Names, USGS unpub. corr. chart, Oct. 1936, sheet 2

Summary:

Pg. 35, 37. Block limestone here introduced for fine-grained, bluish gray, thin-bedded limestone, with few thin fossiliferous shale partings. Thickness 3 to 8 feet. Underlies Wea shale and overlies Fontana shale, all formations in Kansas City group.
Named for a hamlet in Miami Co., eastern KS. Has considerable persistence throughout northeast KS, and adjoining parts of MO.

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 896, p. 213); GNC KS-NE Pennsylvanian Corr. Chart, sheet 2, Oct. 1936.

Usage in publication:
- Block limestone
Modifications:
- Overview

Publication:

Moore, R.C., 1936, Stratigraphic classification of the Pennsylvanian rocks of Kansas: Kansas Geological Survey Bulletin, no. 22, 256 p., See also "Modern classifications of the Pennsylvanian rocks of eastern Kansas and southeastern Nebraska," compiled by M.G. Wilmarth, Secretary of Committee on Geologic Names, USGS unpub. corr. chart, Oct. 1936, sheet 2

Summary:

Block limestone of Kansas City group. Stated that Newell is author of this name. Thickness 3 to 8 feet. Age is Late Pennsylvanian (Missouri age).

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 896, p. 213); GNC KS-NE Pennsylvanian Corr. Chart, sheet 2, Oct. 1936.

Usage in publication:
- Block limestone member
Modifications:
- Revised

Publication:

Moore, R.C., 1948, Classification of Pennsylvanian rocks in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and northern Oklahoma: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 32, no. 11, p. 2011-2040. [Available online, with subscription, from AAPG archives: http://www.aapg.org/datasystems or http://search.datapages.com]

Summary:

Block limestone member of Cherryvale formation. Underlies Wea shale member; overlies Fontana shale member. Age is Late Pennsylvanian (Missourian). This is classification agreed upon by state geological surveys of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma with proviso that some differences may be required by regional variation.

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 386).

Usage in publication:
- Block limestone member
Modifications:
- Revised

Publication:

Condra, G.E., 1949, The nomenclature, type localities, and correlation of the Pennsylvanian subdivisions in eastern Nebraska and adjacent states: Nebraska Geological Survey Bulletin, no. 16, 67 p.

Summary:

Pg. 38. Block limestone member of Sarpy formation. In Nebraska, basal member of Sarpy formation (new). Underlies Wea shale member of Sarpy; overlies Fontana formation; thickness one-third to two-thirds foot. Thickness in Iowa 4 feet. Age is Late Pennsylvanian (Missourian). Type locality stated.
Type locality: roadcuts near center south line sec. 6, T. 18 S., R. 24 E., and center west line sec. 18, T. 19 S., R. 23 E., Miami Co., eastern KS.

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 386).

Usage in publication:
- Block limestone member
Modifications:
- Areal extent
AAPG geologic province:
- Iowa shelf
- Forest City basin

Publication:

Hershey, H.G., Brown, C.N., Northup, R.C., and Van Eck, Orville, 1960, Highway construction materials from the consolidated rocks of southwestern Iowa: Iowa Highway Research Bulletin, no. 15, 151 p.

Summary:

Pg. 27, fig. 5. Block limestone member of Cherryvale formation. Gray limestone nodules enclosed in gray shale matrix. Thickness one-half foot. Member of Cherryvale; underlies Wea shale member; overlies Fontana shale member. Age is Late Pennsylvanian (Missourian).

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 386).

For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.

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